▶ Big companies
▶ Largest portion in robot market
▶ Main demands →Iinternationally competitive industry
(Automobile, Manufacturing, Semiconductor)
▶ Small and middle companies
▶ High potential to various applications
▶ Requirement for continuous investment and research
(Intelligence, Communication, Humanoid form)
▶ Clear needs from consumers
▶ Tangible with current technologies
▶ Usually used in public sectors
(Construction, military, nuclear, underwater, rescue, etc.)
▶ Estimated market size of robot is similar to that of
current semiconductor ($200B) of PC
▶ Market size will be more than $1400B in 2020
(Japan Mitsubishi report, 1999)